QuestionCalculate the average volume of pollutant from the plants: New Salem (5.629 L), New Bedford (0.429 L), South Fork (4.92 L).
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The volume of pollutant produced by the New Salem plant is5.629 L. The volume of pollutant produced by the New Bedford plant is0.429 L3. The volume of pollutant produced by the South Fork plant is4.92 L4. The average volume is calculated as the sum of the volumes divided by the number of plants
STEP 2
First, we need to find the total volume of the pollutant produced by all the plants. We can do this by adding up the volumes produced by each plant.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the volumes produced by each plant to calculate the total volume.
STEP 4
Calculate the total volume of the pollutant.
STEP 5
Now that we have the total volume, we can find the average volume produced by each plant. This is calculated as the total volume divided by the number of plants.
STEP 6
Plug in the values for the total volume and the number of plants to calculate the average volume.
STEP 7
Calculate the average volume of the pollutant.
STEP 8
The final answer should be reported with the correct number of significant digits. Since the volume with the least number of decimal places in the problem is4.92 L (two decimal places), our final answer should also have two decimal places.
The chemical engineer should report an average volume of3.66 L.
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